The HXD3D (Chinese: 和谐3D型电力机车) is a high power electric locomotive of China rated at 7.5 MW as it uses 6 Toshiba traction motors rated at 1.25 MW.
[2] The locomotive is produced by CRRC Dalian Locomotive Co. LTD. Like the China Railways HXD1D, China Railways HXD3D is expected to ease the tension in railway operation of quasi-high speed locomotives, and to fill a gap in China mainland of the actual quasi-high speed application of high power AC locomotives.
[4] The first number locomotive (0001 number) and locomotive number 8001 have a "rainbow" paint coating.
However, other locomotives are using the "orangutan" paint coating.
It is known affectionately to Chinese railway fans as "tomato" because of its red paint.